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title: "TOOL | Crafting \"How Might We\" Questions"
description: Have you ever been asked to come up with new ideas to solve an old problem, or been stuck on how to get a group to approach a challenge in a different way? Sometimes, the best way to spark creativity is to think carefully about the question being asked.
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# [TOOL | Crafting "How Might We" Questions](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/guides/crafting-how-might-we-questions)

 Written by [Galen MacLusky](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/guides/author/galen-maclusky) | Apr 17, 2018 2:45:41 PM

Have you ever been asked to come up with new ideas to solve an old problem, or been stuck on how to get a group to approach a challenge in a different way? Sometimes, the best way to spark creativity is to think carefully about the question being asked.

This tool will help you:

- Foster new ideas in brainstorming questions
- Achieve clear definition on the challenge you face
- Generate multiple new perspectives on the challenge
- Make your assumptions and understanding of your challenge explicit

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